The extent of India’s energy poverty

More than 80 million households in India lack access to electricity; about 75 million of these are in rural areas

भारत में जनसंख्या की रफ्तार स्थिर, क्या फिर भी है कड़े कानून की जरूरत

आरएसएस प्रमुख मोहन भागवत ने हाल ही में सरकार को जनसंख्या नियंत्रण के लिए कानून बनाने की सलाह दी है। क्या देश को वाकई ...

Recycling of e-waste in India and its potential

Since India is highly deficient in precious mineral resources while untreated e-waste goes to landfill, there is need for a well designed, …

E-waste: How should India defuse a ticking time bomb?

Safe disposal practices, consumer awareness and cooperation between organised and unorganised sectors is needed to solve the issue

विशेष रिपोर्ट भाग-1 : बदल रहा भारत में पलायन का चरित्र, शहर से गांव की तरफ जा रहे प्रवासी

भारत में अभी तक प्रवासी शब्द की कोई एक व्याख्या या परिभाषा नहीं है। भारतीय जनगणना रिपोर्ट में प्रवासी मजदूरों को ज्यादा गहराई से ...

Study identifies 15 e-waste processing hotspots in Delhi operating without safeguards

That they can operate with such impunity highlights the failure of the system, it says

Bihar’s earthquake toll due to poor condition of houses

Census data shows Bihar among the three states with lowest proportion of houses which can be categorised ‘good’

खेती-किसानी को लील जाएंगे शहर, तीन साल बाद सामने आएंगे आंकड़े

जनगणना 2021 के आंकड़े तीन साल बाद सामने आ जाएंगे, जो संकेत मिल रहे हेैं, उससे लगता है कि ग्रामीण भारत लगभग पूरी तरह ...

आधे से ज्यादा आदिवासियों ने घर छोड़ा

आदिवासी खेती से मुंह मोड़ रहे हैं। हर दूसरा आदिवासी परिवार असंगठित क्षेत्र में मजदूरी कर गुजर-बसर को मजबूर है

Language Census: Many tribal tongues now have fewer takers

There is a huge decline in the number of Monpa and Sema speakers

Cancer rises in the Northeast

Report of Indian Council of Medical Research shows Aizawl district in Mizoram has the highest incidence of cancer

KINFRA tried to manipulate its way around CRZ rules, but failed: CAG

The Kerala state body tried to change the status of the land it acquired for a marine park near Kozhikode as it was 50 metres away from the seashore

Junk food vs samosa

Why Indian traditional food items and snacks score over a pack of chips or instant noodles even if they have similar levels of fats, salt and sugar

Union Carbide refuses more compensation to Bhopal gas leak victims

Affidavit moved in Supreme Court demands return of earlier settlement with interest for curative action

Haryana's sex ratio success a result of behavioural change or fudged data?

The state's achievement comes at a time the Census’ Sample Registration System survey paints a grim picture for the country

Why we need a coastal zone protection act

If regulations listed in the CRZ Notification are implemented properly, coastal zones and fragile ecosystems can be safeguarded

Economics of population

The 15th Finance Commission has recommended the use of Census 2011 instead of the norm of considering Census 1971, and this change has led to …

India's only coastal protection system is being overhauled for economic interests

The recently released Draft Coastal Regulatory Zone, 2018, intends to replace the existing framework and further dilutes regulatory mechanisms …

India's missing toilets

Government unable to determine exactly how many households don't have toilets

Govt's reason for CRZ amendments: 'See and enjoy beauty of mighty seas'

The contentious new Coastal Regulation Zone notification gives precedence to economic developments over saving fragile ecosystems

Sailesh Nayak Committee report on coastal zone regulations released 18 months after submission

The report recommends several relaxations in a previous notification, aimed at boosting tourism and real estate

Land Bill: public mandate used to push private interests

How Fukushima nuclear disaster affected monkeys

Macaques in Fukushima region found are low white and red blood cell levels and high on radioactive caesium, says study

UK may ban junk food ads, should India follow?

Since India lacks regulatory framework for promotion of foods items containing high fat, salt and sugar, experts feel a similar step could prove …

New CRZ rules clear coast for realtors, may trigger disaster

The government put the Indian coastline at risk by not hearing stakeholders and deciding to open it for real estate industry